Shloka 24

Rājapurohita-lakṣaṇa and Purūravas–Vāyu Saṃvāda

Varṇa, Sovereignty, and Abhaya-dāna

Devanagari script

तेषु भोगेषु सर्वेषु न भीतो लभते सुखम्‌ | अभयस्य हि यो दाता तस्यैव सुमहत्‌ फलम्‌ | न हि प्राणसमं दान त्रिषु लोकेषु विद्यते

Transliteration

teṣu bhogeṣu sarveṣu na bhīto labhate sukham | abhayasya hi yo dātā tasyaiva sumahat phalam | na hi prāṇasamaṃ dāna triṣu lokeṣu vidyate ||

Translation

Among all enjoyments, one who is free from fear alone truly attains happiness. For the giver of fearlessness receives a very great reward; indeed, in the three worlds no gift is equal to the gift of life (the saving or preserving of another’s life).

Word by Word

• तेषु: in those
• तेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine/neuter, locative, plural

• भोगेषु: in enjoyments/pleasures
• भोगेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोग
• Form: masculine, locative, plural

• सर्वेषु: in all
• सर्वेषु: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: masculine, locative, plural

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• भीतः: afraid
• भीतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भीत
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• लभते: obtains
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ्
• Form: present, third, singular, ātmanepada

• सुखम्: happiness
• सुखम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• अभयस्य: of fearlessness/safety
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभय
• Form: neuter, genitive, singular

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• दाता: giver
• दाता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दातृ
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• तस्य: of him
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• एव: alone/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• सुमहत्: very great
• सुमहत्: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-महत्
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• प्राणसमम्: equal to life (as precious as life)
• प्राणसमम्: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राण-सम
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• दानम्: gift/charity
• दानम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• त्रिषु: in the three
• त्रिषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Numeral/Adjective
• Root: त्रि
• Form: masculine, locative, plural

• लोकेषु: worlds
• लोकेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: masculine, locative, plural

• विद्यते: exists/is found
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (सत्तायाम्) / √विद् (to be, exist)
• Form: present, third, singular, ātmanepada

Speaker

ऐल उवाच

Characters & Entities

• ऐल (Aila)